Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dwarf eelgrass

Andrena humilis compared with Zostera japonica

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dwarf eelgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Andrena	Zostera
Species	Andrena humilis	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dwarf eelgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.